Conclave conspiracy

By Burnham Philbrook

Subjects: Election, Fiction, Popes

Description: "Three popes have died in less than a year. Foul play has not been eliminated and is suspected by many. But before the Vatican can deal with these suspicions, there's something else to take care of--a new pope must be elected. After seventy-seven excruciating days of deliberation, the conclave of cardinals finally reaches its decision--and it's a shocker. Fro the first time in 1,000 years, a layman, from the US, will lead the Church. Before the white smoke clears the Sistine Chapel, it is obvious the papacy, and the world, will never be the same. The new pope, James I, shatter long-held positions and the accepted image of the Bishop of Rome. Not everyone is happy. Cardinal Manoles Sicoli, a fundamental doctrinaire who has long had his eyes on the papacy, fears James is the Antichrist. And he will stop at nothing to end James' reign."--Page 4 of cover.